Using either the Lionfish in the Atlantic case study, the Lake Tahoe case study, or the Great Lakes case study, hold a town meeting with your classmates. Identify stakeholders in the town (local businesses, environmentalists, community members, fishermen, restaurants, etc.) and decide what action your town should take.

Are there invasive species in your world? Identify a similar phenomenon affecting your own life.

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Using the invasive lionfish species in the Atlantic ocean as a case study, students will explore the impact that an invasive species can have on an ecosystem and on our economy. They will continue their exploration by holding a town meeting and identifying an invasive species in their own life.